World on fire. Season two / created by Peter Bowker ; written by Peter Bowker, Matt Jones, Rachel Bennette ; producers, Amanda Black, Angie Daniell ; directors, Drew Casson, Barney Cokeliss, Meenu Gaur ; a Mammoth Screen production co-produced with Masterpiece for BBC ; in association with ITV Studios.
Publisher:
PBS,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
2 videodiscs (340 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Wide screen. Special features: When Harry met Lois and Kasia; Creating World on fire; The Lebensborn programme; The North African desert campaign; The French Resistance; Motherhood. Erik Biedunkiewicz, Mark Bonnar, Julia Brown, Grace Chilton, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Eug�enie Derouand, Johanna G�otting, Blake Harrison, Jonah Hauer-King, Ewan Mitchell, Ahad Raza Mir, Parker Sawyers, Miriam Schiweck, Cel Spellman, Gregg Sulkin, Zofia Wich�acz, Mateusz Wi�ec�awek, Lesley Manville. Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television program in 2023.
Summary:
"October, 1940. Manchester, England. As valiant Jewish RAF pilot David defends the skies against the Luftwaffe, Harry and Kasia finally arrive home. How will Robina cope with another refugee under roof? When yet another house guest arrives -- Sir James, a civil servant on official business -- he looks set to beguile his host, but will Kasia be charmed as well? Meanwhile, in Berlin, teenager Marga is selected to mother a baby for the F�uhrer, but can her best friend Gertha convince her to reconsider? In North Africa, Stan has found a new enemy in brutal desert conditions while meticulous Officer Rajib leads a team of Indian Sappers in the gravely dangerous task of clearing minefields. And in Paris, Henriette oversees the Resistance escape route" --Container.
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